So, I am successfully through my second-to-last exam week. WHEW!! What a relief. Not only am I through, but I also have the grades in hand and they aren't as bad as expected (The Lord was merciful)!
On to the next thing: PA School Application. (Insert scary music here)
First, I am paralyzed by the fear of failure (i.e. not getting in). This is not the right attitude, at all. Jesus has called me to this and I need to trust Him to do His will.
Second, if anyone out there says getting experience hours is easy, They LIE. It's not. When you are like me (pushing to get through college quickly and taking summer school each and every summer), you don't have time to accumulate a million and a half licenses so that you can work in a hospital and get the experience you need to apply for grad school. I have resorted to volunteering and I'm still not even sure if the Free Medical Clinic in my city will let me get the experience I need!! This will officially be my second summer working for no income and then I will have 2 1/2 years in PA school, during which I will also be gaining no income. SO, I will officially be as poor as a church mouse when I graduate.
Third, I have decided to get my phlebotomy license and I am super excited!!! I am sure there will be many stories on the blog about phlebotomy class in which I get lots of bad sticks from fellow students--it should be a blast. BUT REALLY, I am looking forward to it in a BIG way!
Fourth (and final), I'm studying for the GRE. I hope to have taken it before May 27th, but we will see if that happens. My real/realistic goal is to have taken it by Mid-June!
Countdown to the Application opening: 51 days
We see you're studying for the GRE. Did you know it's changing starting August 1? It looks like you haven't chosen a test date yet; if you plan to take the current test, you should consider registering for a date as soon as you can to make sure you don't get shut out.
ReplyDeleteNot only is the test changing, there won't be any scores released from the new one until November, so you'll need to take the current test if you want to apply to PA school in the fall.
Check out our GRE blog for all sorts of useful tips on the GRE. http://www.kaptest.com/GRE/Explore-the-GRE/blogs.html
(Kaplan Teacher) Elisa